Neowin News Feed for: Predictions

AirPods 3 reportedly expected in the first half of 2021, will look like the AirPods Pro

Abhay V — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 13:44:01 +0000

Reputed Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo notes that the redesigned third-generation AirPods will be launched in the first half of 2021. The company is expected to discount the AirPods 2 to improve sales. Read more...

Huawei releases new white paper with 2025 tech predictions

Paul Hill — Thu, 08 Aug 2019 13:56:01 +0000

Huawei has released the latest Global Industry Vision white paper. In it, Huawei outlines how it thinks the world of 2025 will look. It's largely centred on 5G, AI, and IoT technologies. Read more...

IHS Markit nearly doubles its sales estimates for the Xbox One X

Dreyer Smit — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 13:22:01 +0000

After Michael Pachter increased his predictions for the Xbox One X in the sales department, research and analysis firm IHS Markit followed suit, increasing its prediction by a significant margin. Read more...

Windows Mixed Reality HMDs predicted to outsell Oculus Rift and HTC Vive

Dreyer Smit — Fri, 06 Oct 2017 11:38:02 +0000

With the dawn of Windows Mixed Reality nearly upon us, SuperData weighed in on how well it expects the HMDs from Microsoft OEMs would do in the market when they officially go on sale this month. Read more...

PlayStation 5 expected to achieve native 4K, perhaps 240fps according to analyst

Dreyer Smit — Fri, 07 Jul 2017 12:06:01 +0000

Everyone's favourite analyst, Michael Pachter, is at it again after he discussed earlier comments made by Shawn Layden from Sony about their upcoming console, and its vision for the PlayStation 5. Read more...

The Nintendo Switch will outsell the Xbox One according to analyst

Dreyer Smit — Tue, 04 Jul 2017 21:22:01 +0000

Everyone's favourite hit-and-miss analyst Michael Pachter decided to chime in on what he believes where the console market will go this year, including some interesting assumptions on Xbox One sales. Read more...

Microsoft predicts what to expect within the next ten years

Usama Jawad — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 15:18:01 +0000

Microsoft researchers have made various interesting predictions about what we can expect to see within the next ten years, including the eradication of the search box, and automated labor. Read more...

Microsoft nearly sweeps the Oscars with Bing predictions

Shreyas Gandhe — Mon, 23 Feb 2015 21:02:45 +0000

Microsoft released their predictions for the 2015 Academy Awards using the power of Cortana and Bing and nearly all of those have been correct with better success in top categories. Read more...

Bing and Cortana predict Oscar winners days ahead of event

Steven Parker — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 09:24:01 +0000

Microsoft has been on a bit of a roll lately with its prediction service at Bing, and now it is taking the bold step of naming the award winners before the ceremony even takes place. Read more...

TechSpot: 10 Mobile Tech Predictions for 2015

Julio Franco — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 08:50:01 +0000

As we head in to 2015, it's time to make another ten predictions for what we might see in mobile tech. Will the market slow down, or will we still see some cool new advancements? Only time will tell. Read more...

Bing predicts the trends for 2015

Usama Jawad — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 15:36:01 +0000

Bing was pretty good at making predictions in 2014 with Cortana correctly predicting almost all the results of the football World Cup and more. What's in store for 2015? The Bing team explores. Read more...

Microsoft hails success in US elections, as Bing correctly predicts 95% of winners

Brad Sams — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 19:56:01 +0000

Microsoft's prediction engine took up the challenge of trying to predict the winners of the recent US elections and now that the votes are in, it turns out that Bing was correct 95% of the time. Read more...

Bing Predictions: Scotland will remain part of the UK [Update]

Brad Sams — Thu, 18 Sep 2014 06:44:05 +0000

For those who have not been watching the nightly news, there is a big vote coming up in Scotland where that country could leave the United Kingdom and become an independent country. Read more...

Cortana looks into her crystal ball again to predict winners of NFL games

Andy Weir — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 18:10:01 +0000

After a near-flawless record in predicting winners at the FIFA World Cup this summer, Cortana is now turning her attentions to the NFL, as the new football season gets under way tomorrow. Read more...

Cortana wins World Cup glory with an (almost) unblemished record

Andy Weir — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 10:17:14 +0000

Cortana, Microsoft's digital assistant powered by Bing on Windows Phone 8.1, ended the World Cup having correctly predicted the winners of 15 out of the final 16 games of the tournament. Read more...

TechSpot: 10 Mobile Tech Predictions for 2014

Julio Franco — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 08:53:50 +0000

High resolution 1080p displays started to rival real paper, quad-core processors dominated, and smartphone cameras packed more megapixels than a professional DSLR. So what will 2014 bring? Read more...

E3 2012: NeoGamr's predictions for next week's show

John Callaham — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 19:03:24 +0000

We give our predictions for what might be announced this coming week in Los Angeles as part of E3 2012, including if Microsoft and Sony could in fact reveal details of their next consoles. Read more...

Review: Criticker and their awesome film rating predictions

Tim Schiesser — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:55:56 +0000

So we here at Neowin enjoy watching films, whether it’s heading to the cinema or catching something on DVD or BluRay. However there are those times that we think “now that film was terrible, why... Read more...

Tablet market grew 45.1% in Q3 2010

Colby Swandale — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 20:22:51 +0000

IDC has released its results for the 3rd quarter of 2010 showing that the tablet market grew 45.1% which was largely due thanks to the Apple iPad. This is because of it's high demand which... Read more...

Neowin's Microsoft CES 2009 predictions

Tom Warren — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 12:49:54 +0000

Next week sees the start of MacWorld 2009 and CES 2009. A week in which Apple and Microsoft always try to out do each other. In the past we've seen the iPhone announced alongside Microsoft... Read more...

Video game industry predictions for 2009

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 04:59:16 +0000

Back in 2008, the gaming industry appeared to be resistant to the current economic situation. But near the end of the year that started to change and the video game industry, just like most others,... Read more...

Microsoft in 2008: 10 Predictions

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:11:14 +0000

Mary Jo Foley, an online journalist often given the title of the Microsoft Watcher, has put together 10 predictions in regards to Microsoft and the upcoming year. Foley emphasizes that she made sure not to... Read more...

Top Ten predictions for security threats in 2008

Steven Parker — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:41:00 +0000

The year has not yet ended but McAfee, Inc has already published its top ten predictions for security threats in 2008 and it doesn't look rosy folks! Topping the list is the ever present scapegoat... Read more...

THQ posts $1 Billion in revenue for 2006, 2007 predictions

Todd Tanner — Fri, 11 May 2007 02:12:08 +0000

For the fiscal year ended March 31, THQ generated net sales just over $1 billion, a 27 percent increase from fiscal 2006's $806.6 million. This year was THQ's 12th consecutive year of revenue growth. The... Read more...

Cringely's Predictions for 2005

Mon, 10 Jan 2005 19:55:48 +0000

This is my first column of the new year, which means I have to give my predictions for 2005. We've been doing this for many years now, and unlike every other predictor I've read, I... Read more...